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Rey Mysterio/Doctor update

While this won't mean something to a lot of people, those who follow closely will know the name Dr. David Chao, the team doctor of the San Diego Chargers, because he handled most of Rey Mysterio's operations. Last week the Chargers announced that Chao was quitting to spend more time with his family. But USA Today obtained records that noted that two different hospitals in San Diego were not allowing Chao to perform surgery there any longer. This jeopardized his job with the team. Scripps Memorial and Scripps Mercy Hospitals conducted reviews of his work, his quality of care, and his alcohol consumption. Several former patients of Chao's had accused him of maiming them during surgeries, and of negligence, including one that led to Scripps Memorial Hospital reaching a large settlement. Those were the only two hospitals he was allowed to operate out of, so this will lead to his being unable to perform surgeries. Mysterio this past week had surgery done by Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham. Those in WWE had been unhappy with Mysterio using Chao instead of Andrews, who is the company's "go-to" guy for his multiple operations.

I know a lot of people here have soured on Mysterio over the past couple of years, as a long time fan of his it's really disappointing to read that perhaps this underwhelming and slightly legacy-tarnishing period towards the end of his career could have possibly been avoided. I understand his desire to work with a doctor close to home because of his family, but there's a reason that practically everyone in sports goes to see James Andrews, because he's the best surgeon in the world.

Hopefully Rey is still able to come back for one last decent run and cap off his career with the sort of dignity and success that someone of his all-time great status deserves.

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I've been wanting him to have one small final run for almost 3 years. However, the guy hasn't been able to stay healthy for more than a couple months at a time and I've finally grown tired of waiting for him. Time to retire Rey!

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I kind of feel that way too but I still think he needs to do the job for somebody. Or just get destroyed by someone. There has to be a sacrifice sometimes and not everybody deserves a Ric Flair style send off... not that he really stayed out of the ring or anything but I think you know what I mean.

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Originally Posted by SM

As far as Neville goes, Mysterio can kind of pass the torch to him by teaming with him in a somewhat mentor type role.

Dont you believe that's what the intention was for Sin Cara though? Hypothetically, if Rey never got injured during his tag team run with Sin Cara, do you believe he would have retired by now and "passed the torch"?

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Adrian Neville is actually good though, so that's probably worked out for the best. I imagine they'll still do the Rey/Sin Cara match, but his stock has fallen so far it won't be treated anywhere near as big of a deal.

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Originally Posted by The Champ

Possibly, and we definitely would have seen the match between the two.

Not to get way off topic here...but who do you feel deserves the blame for Sin Caras lack of overall impact and getting over as "Rey's replacement"? I want to blame his booking and WWE's lack of superstars who can work his style. However, his wellness suspension and injuries have really derailed any sort of momentum he's ever gained.

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Originally Posted by JoMo

Not to get way off topic here...but who do you feel deserves the blame for Sin Caras lack of overall impact and getting over as "Rey's replacement"? I want to blame his booking and WWE's lack of superstars who can work his style. However, his wellness suspension and injuries have really derailed any sort of momentum he's ever gained.

I blame him more than anyone else.

Bender

Originally Posted by Sauron

I just got home from work and turned this on. Fuck Monday Night Raw.

This will remain in my sig until The Rock gets his WWE World Heavyweight Championship rematch.

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At this point in time my only idea for guys like Cara and Neville to get proper pushes and recognition in WWE would be to resurrect the Cruisetweight Championship. Maybe even starting the belt off with Rey as champion could spark some interest and regain some prestige. Afterwords , he can pass the belt off to Cara or Neville and that ends his career.

My biggest gripe with booking of these high flyers is that there is very few of them and having them wrestle against guys like Barrett or Miz just makes them come off bad because these big guys can't work with that quick finesse style. They need to be protected by staying in a division that has only the smaller guys in it.

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Originally Posted by HR

Adrian Neville is actually good though, so that's probably worked out for the best. I imagine they'll still do the Rey/Sin Cara match, but his stock has fallen so far it won't be treated anywhere near as big of a deal.

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Originally Posted by JoMo

At this point in time my only idea for guys like Cara and Neville to get proper pushes and recognition in WWE would be to resurrect the Cruisetweight Championship. Maybe even starting the belt off with Rey as champion could spark some interest and regain some prestige. Afterwords , he can pass the belt off to Cara or Neville and that ends his career.

My biggest gripe with booking of these high flyers is that there is very few of them and having them wrestle against guys like Barrett or Miz just makes them come off bad because these big guys can't work with that quick finesse style. They need to be protected by staying in a division that has only the smaller guys in it.

Neville is muscular enough to look competitive against some of the bigger guys. He's absolutely ripped. Sourcing from the Punk/Lesnar thread where everyone is going off about how "legit" guys look, Neville looks far more athletic and "pro wrestler" than Miz.

Originally Posted by Blindy

Can PAC work the mic?

Bourne is still my hero though as my top highflyer.

Eh, he's OK but it's hardly a strength. He's unreal in the ring though so it doesn't particularly matter.

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Originally Posted by HR

Neville is muscular enough to look competitive against some of the bigger guys. He's absolutely ripped. Sourcing from the Punk/Lesnar thread where everyone is going off about how "legit" guys look, Neville looks far more athletic and "pro wrestler" than Miz.

Eh, he's OK but it's hardly a strength. He's unreal in the ring though so it doesn't particularly matter.

Miz has the far better looks going his way, which matter in the WWE product today.

Bourne is unreal in the ring too and has the better looks...he just has to watch the ganja.

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Originally Posted by HR

Neville is muscular enough to look competitive against some of the bigger guys. He's absolutely ripped. Sourcing from the Punk/Lesnar thread where everyone is going off about how "legit" guys look, Neville looks far more athletic and "pro wrestler" than Miz.

Do you feel his look and high flying skills are enough to get a proper push? Guys like Tyson Kidd and Justin Gabriel are great technical and high flying wrestlers, yet we never have seen either get much of a singles push. That's kind of why I though that bringing these smaller guys together and putting them in a division could bring some attention to them and even build up some fan bases so some of the more popular guys can move up and feud with the higher card wrestlers.